Improved apparatus for removing the wire from soda-water bottles



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

CHARLES lVIfDEDRIGK, OF TEMPERANCEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THE WIRE FROM SODA-WATER BOTTLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 58,388, dated October 2, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEARLES M. DEnRrcK, of Temperanceville, in the county of Alle gheny and State of Pennsylvania., have invented a new and useful Improvement vin Apparatus for'lemoving Wire oi`1c the Corks of Soda and Mineral Water Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists in a new and improved apparatus for removing the wire off the corks of soda and mineral water bottles, said apparatus being constructed and operated in the manner hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved apparatus attached to the lower side of a counter with a soda-water bottle inserted ready to have the wire removed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal scction of my apparatus.

In Figs. l and 2, A is the base or lever. O is the fulcruln; B, the catching-point, and e the screw holes for fastening it up to the counter or other object. I) is the bottle. j' is the cork, and gis the wire used for holding the cork in the bottle.

In the construction of my apparatus I cast the base A, fnlcrum O, and catching -point B all in one piece, and of any suitable material, such as iron or brass, and drill two holes, e, in it to receive wood screws, for the purpose of fastening it to the counter.

The manner in which I use my invention is as follows: Having the apparatus fastened in the desired place and position, I insert a bottle, as shown in Fig. l, with the catching point B against the wire g, and the neck of the bottle against the fulcrum C, and I then move the body of the bottle in the direction indicated by the arrow n., which motion will cause that part of the bottle above the point where it comes in contact with the fulcrurn C to move in the direction indicated by the arrow o, Jthereby causing the cork f to move away from under the wire g, which completes the operation.

Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of my improvement, what I claim as of my invention is- The apparatus consisting of the base or 1cver A, fulcrum C, and catching-point B, when said apparatus is used for the purpose of removing wire o the corks of soda or mineral water bottles, the whole being constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as herein described and set forth.

CHARLES M. DEDBIGK. 

